CDI Physician AdvisorMaitland, FL

Physician Advisor For Clinical Documentation Improvement

At AdventHealth Orlando, what started as a converted farmhouse in rural Central Florida has grown into Central Florida's major tertiary health care facility. Patients come from the Southeast, the Caribbean, and even as far as South America for our proven expertise and compassionate health care.

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Every day, our team members show up to work, unified by one shared mission: Extending the Healing Ministry of Jesus Christ. As a faith-based health care organization, our story is one of hope as we strive to heal and restore the body, mind, and spirit. Though our facilities are spread across the country, this unwavering belief binds us together. Across every office, exam, and patient room, we're committed to providing individualized, holistic care. This is our Christian mission, and it inspires us to help make communities healthier and happier.

The Physician Advisor for CDI is a board-certified physician who serves as the clinical leader and liaison between the CDI department, physicians, and coding/billing teams. This role is responsible for ensuring that clinical documentation accurately reflects the complexity of patient care, supports optimal reimbursement, and complies with regulatory standards. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in clinical practice, excellent communication skills, and a passion for improving documentation quality across the organization. This role offers a unique opportunity to leverage clinical expertise to drive improvements in documentation quality and revenue optimization while playing a pivotal role in enhancing patient care outcomes.

The value you'll bring to the team:

• Clinical Documentation Improvement: Analyze patient medical records to identify areas where documentation needs improvement, including missing diagnoses, unclear clinical findings, or inconsistencies in treatment plans to ensure accurate representation of diagnoses, procedures, and severity of illness. Provide clinical expertise and guidance to CDI specialists and coders in clarifying documentation issues. Identify opportunities to enhance documentation to support the level of care provided. Participate in interdisciplinary case reviews and CDI meetings to drive process improvements. Work collaboratively with medical staff to ensure documentation accurately reflects the severity of illness, risk of mortality, and complexity of care.
• Physician and Staff Education: Educate physicians and advanced practice providers (APPs) on best practices in clinical documentation and coding compliance. Coordinate with GME to provide focused education on early development of documentation best practices to incoming residents and fellows. Serve as a resource for providers regarding clinical terminology, coding nuances, and regulatory requirements. Provide ongoing feedback and coaching to enhance documentation practices and compliance. Conduct physician outreach sessions to address common documentation issues and promote awareness of CDI initiatives.
• Query Support and Review: Assist in the development and refinement of compliant physician queries to attending physicians when clarification is needed on clinical details to ensure accurate coding. Interpret physician responses and collaborate with the CDI team to resolve any documentation discrepancies. Provide feedback on query responses and encourage a culture of accurate, thorough documentation. Participate in mortality reviews, DRG downgrade denials management, and clinical validation processes.
• Compliance and Quality Alignment: Ensure clinical documentation aligns with coding guidelines, CMS regulations, and hospital policies. Support hospital initiatives related to compliance, audit readiness, and quality reporting metrics. Participate in CDI-related committees and performance improvement initiatives. Collaborate with quality teams on initiatives related to hospital-acquired conditions (HACs), patient safety indicators (PSIs), and mortality reviews. Contribute to hospital-wide efforts to improve revenue integrity and performance benchmarks.

Qualifications

• 3 Work Experience Required
• Medical Doctor (MD) Required
• Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) CDI Experience Preferred

This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state, and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations, and ordinances.